RCMP provides update to drug investigation

The RCMP in Castlegar has provided an update to arrests that were made after a drug investigation and subsequent search of a property on Columbia Avenue back in January of this year.

On May 15, 73-year-old Joyce Ramsden of Castlegar was convicted of trafficking in cocaine and sentenced to two years in jail; 44-year-old Rodney Gritchen of Grand Forks was found guilty of possession of cocaine and handed a $400 fine and 49-year-old Peter Nevakshonoff of Castlegar, who faces charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of a controlled substance, is scheduled to appear in court in September.

In a January press release, the RCMP said a “substantial amount of a substance believed to be cocaine” was seized as well as currency and drug paraphernalia.